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Ornament + Crime
Ornament has been
part of the tradition
of architecture at all
times and places in
human history.
In his 1908 essay
'Ornament and Crime'
architect Adolf Loos
expresses his philosophy
that ornamentation
can have the effect
of causing objects to
go out of style and
thus become obsolete.
This essay is very
important in articulating
some new views, later
inherited from the 'Arts
and Crafts' movement,
which would be funda-
mental to the Bauhaus
and helped define the
ideology of modernism.
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Modern architecture
is the style of the 20th
century.
Not only simplification
of form and the elimination
of ornament, but also the
social matters of affordable
housing in the growing
cities were crucial.
Architect Frank LloYd
WriGht's first commission
in Los Angeles, the
HollYhock House showed
that new needs also can
result in groundbreaking
designs and the use of
new materials.
Le Corbusier, Walter Gropius,
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
and Frank LloYd WriGht are
just a few architects who
influenced each other.
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Ambassador Hotel
Schindler House
How House
Manola Court
Lovell House
1935
Wilson House
LiPetz House
Aero Industries Technical Institute
CBS Radio
Darkroom
Firestone GaraGe
Koblick House
Skinner House
Bubeshko aPartments
Cocoanut Grove
MeYers House
Ross House
WestbY House
Adams residence
Falk aPartments
MackeY aPartments
SturGes House*
1940
William Mead Homes
AlGemac's
Eames House + Studio
ShanGri La Hotel
Mel's Drive-In
Mar Vista tract
Peterson Automotive Museum
Avenel CooPerative HousinG
Case StudY House 20
Golden State Mutual Life
Milliron's dePartment store
Sheats aPartments
Sokol House
WaYfarer's ChaPel
Bob's BiG BoY
Glen CaPri motel
Los AnGeles CitY Jail
1950
Anderton Court ShoPs
Lincoln Place
School of EnGineerinG
Herman Miller Showroom
Micheltorena residence
Neutra Office
Shulman House + Studio
Wilshire Medical Center
CBS Television CitY
Dutton's Books
Paul R. Williams residence
1952
Mc Donald's
UCLA Medical Center
Jacobson House
Lou Ehler's Cadillac
O'Neill aPartments
General Motors TraininG Center
RandY's Donuts
Bach Auricon
Medical Association
GreYhound Bus Station
Store buildinG
SchoenberG Music Hall
CaPitol Records
BeverlY Hilton
Tidewater Oil ComPanY
Korean Consulate
Art Institute
CountY Courthouse Santa Monica
FidelitY Federal SavinGs + Loan
SilvertoP
Johnies
Astro FamilY Restaurant
Astro Motel
Case StudY House 21
Farmer's Restaurant
Holman United Methodist Church
IBM
Johnie's Broiler
Norm's HuntinGton Park
Norm's West HollYwood
Pann's Restaurant
Panorama Bank
PaPermate
Ron-Dee Coffee ShoP
Ross House
SinGle FamilY residence
Wich Stand
Glendale CountY BuildinG
Lee Tower
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
Memorial SPorts Arena
Fernwood Place
Glendale Federal SavinGs + Loan
SePulveda Medical Center
Zeller house
1960
BarrinGton Plaza aPartments
First United Methodist Church
Home Federal SavinGs + Loan
Commonwealth Bank
ChemosPhere
GettY oil headQuarters
wolff house
los anGeles desiGn center
lax theme buildinG
Garcia house
dodGer stadium
eichler homes Photo GallerY
akai house
beverlY Johnson house
hanna-barbera studio
saint michael + all anGels church
beaGles house
ibm aerosPace
valleY Police headQuarters
valleY headQuarters
lYtton savinGs + loan Pomona
wilshire beverlY center
Glendale municiPal services
onion church
shorecliff tower
van nuYs branch librarY
Pomona Public safetY buildinG
metroPolitan water district of southern california
cinerama dome
stardust cafe
strick house
citibank echo Park branch
american cement buildinG
columbia savinGs + loan
fredonia aPartments
friend PaPer comPanY
Pomona Public librarY
tramwaY Gas station
Great western forum
union 76 Gas sation
von kleinsmid center
Pierce national life
blair hiGh school sPorts comPlex
danziGer studio
robertson Plaza
tv Guide skYscraPer
sierra tower
ambassador colleGe
eQuitable life assurance societY
fender factorY
PreGerson house
tower of hoPe
vdl research house
holidaY inn hollYwood
california institute of the arts
cal-fed Plaza
Pomona countY buildinG
Glendale federal savinGs
Pomona citY hall
huGhes market
kaPPe house
norton simon museum
sheraton universal
sunkist headQuarters
tishman towers
woodland casual
barrinGton Postal station
los anGeles municiPal art GallerY
Great western financial corP
muir office buildinG
1970
retail Plaza
suPerior courthouse
wilshire colonnades
st. basil miracle mile
sunset media tower
barclaY bank + shoPs
barton + ildiko choY residence
Glendale school administration
westchester medical Plaza
wilshire centre buildinG
Glendale central librarY
manufacturer's bank beverlY hills
la brea tar Pits museum
Pacific desiGn center
Gemini G.e.l. studio
art center colleGe of desiGn north
Paul d. boYer hall ucla
marYlin choY residence
GehrY house
708 medio avenue
braille institute of america
crYstal cathedral
1980
arnoldi triPlex venice
loYola law school
beverlY center
Pacific financial Plaza newPort beach
warner brothers
california aerosPace museum
lacma modern and contemPorarY art
universal citY Plaza
Petal house
fernwood avenue house
fleetwood sQuare
norton beach residence
hollYwood Public librarY
van nuYs municiPal courthouse
directors Guild of america
california science center
camPanile restaurant
filmland corPorate buildinG
maltman avenue house
edGemar develoPment
Pacific desiGn center
saint andrews Place
venice renaissance
lindblade tower
Paramount laundrY buildinG
8522 national boulevard
caa
windward circle
race throuGh the clouds
ace market
kiYohara + moffitt homes
armand hammer museum of art
kentuckY fried chicken
1990
douroux beach house
beverlY hills civic center
venice studios
muscle beach recreation center
black-box meetinG room
GarY GrouP
culver studios ParkinG
rodeo drive
salick health care
chiat-daY-moJo advertisinG
GettY museum
michael ruPPert studio
sonY music west coast camPus
richard nixon librarY
1000 oaks civic arts Plaza
kodak comPlex
carlson-reGes studio
culver citY hall
schwartz residence
stealth buildinG
child care center
adaPtive reuse
california state PolYtechnic universitY
drier house
house on larissa drive
thousand oaks librarY
lax air traffic control tower
robertson branch librarY
beehive
Green umbrella
museum of television + radio
sonY Gameshow network
Gatehouse tbwa-chiat-daY
in-n-out burGer restaurant
encounter bar + restaurant interior
la louver contemPorarY art GallerY
terner residence
christuskirche
Pittard sullivan buildinG
trivida
slash
backslash
PterodactYl ParkinG + offices
oakleY headQuarters
berGamot station artist lofts
maltman avenue residence
ronald reaGan medical center
Palisade beach road houses
Palisades beach road house
diamond ranch hiGh school
willows communitY school
2000
Camino Nuevo ElementarY School
Camino Nuevo Middle School
Camino Nuevo HiGh School
Elan boutiQue hotel
Lexton MacCarthY residence
Jamie residence
Bus Transfer Station
Prada EPicenter
Santa Monica Public SafetY FacilitY
Rand CorPoration
Rochman residence
SaladanG SonG restaurant
Schmalix residence
Colorado Court
Fuel DesiGn + Production
511 house
HSI Productions
Puma store
Atwater VillaGe Tea House
Children's Museum Los AnGeles
Cisco Brothers
Los AnGeles EYeworks
Lake View Terrace LibrarY
700 Palms residence
Off-use house
Seatrain residence
Mark SPohn residence
6565 Sunset Boulevard
Art Center ColleGe of DesiGn South
Silver Lake Hills home
Gardner Street HousinG ProJect
HamPton Court
SYlmar Branch LibrarY
Science Center School
Nascent Terrain
PossibilitY ThinkinG Center
Santa Monica Public LibrarY
Encino-Tarzana Branch LibrarY
Writer's Retreat
3333 Helms Avenue
El SeGundo HiGh School
Johnson Fain Architects office
CamPbell-Machado residence
Greek Theater addition
John Southern DesiGn Studio
Metro HollYwood aPartments
Carl's Jr. Restaurant PrototYPe
HealthY house
2005
Chan Luu Hill House
HYde Park LibrarY
museum of desiGn art + architecture
modaa bY Pali fekete architects
occidental twin architectural homes
civic center ParkinG structure
vidal residence
transit villaGE
affordable housinG ProJect
BP Gas station of the future
sean briski residence
container house
Gustavo Gubel residence
Pre-fab house
one window house
Quintero aPartments
swell house
crestwood livinG home
araGon court duPlex
modern castle